Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Leo. Appreciate your input. I haven't heard of "cornerfix", I'll have to check it out. ~ sandy On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 8:38 PM, leo wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Sandy, > > It works pretty well but sometimes you need to run the images through > corner > fix <http://sites.google.com/site/cornerfix/>. Occasional corner cast > reminiscent of the m8. > For the money, it's quite a deal. > > Leo Wesson > Photographer/Videographer > 817.733.9157 > www.leowesson.com > > > On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 9:18 PM, sandy carter <sndycrtr at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Thank you, Jeff. I was wondering about the lens on the digital M9 vs the > > film M6. > > > > I'm not much of an extra wide angle user, sometimes though, they can be > > fun! > > > > thanks again for your input. > > > > cheers! > > > > sandy > > > > On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 6:35 PM, Jeff Moore <jbm at jbm.org> wrote: > > > > > 2011-01-13-20:09:16 sandy carter: > > > > Anyone use this lens on an M9. If so, any problem or concerns? > > > > > > Any pictures in this set > > > > > > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbm0/sets/72157625428225585/with/5244230080/ > > > > > > which are exteriors and marked as having been taken with an M9, were > > > taken with the C/V 15 (the newer rangefinder-coupled M-mount version). > > > > > > I apologise that nothing here is high-res enough to peep at the pixels. > > > > > > My impression: it's perfectly okay for the price - it costs > > > practically nothing, compared to Leica glass - but the pictures never > > > seem to have that crackling energy of microcontrast and subtle detail > > > you can sometimes get with Leica glass. > > > > > > Which costs a million dollars. > > > > > > And this lens may do better on film than it does on pixels. Digital > > > sensors make their own demands. > > > > > > I tried a fiddling with which Leica lens I'd lie to the the camera and > > > say was on it, to try to find a good corner-color-correction match, > > > but haven't yet found nirvana there. > > > > > > I don't really know how to make an ultrawide sing, don't use them > > > much, and just can't justify putting money in a Leica lens this wide; > > > so this is as much as I'm willing to buy right now, to have available > > > if needed. I still consider it worth the price to me, but I'm not in > > > love with it. Which may be entirely my fault for not putting in > > > enough effort to figure out how to get the most out of it. > > > > > > -Jeff > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >